'Bluesnester' immortalized in art to benefit other birds

An Ottawa artist is auctioning off his sketch of the killdeer who famously slowed the Bluesfest beat to raise money for Safe Wings Ottawa.
Andrew King dashed off the sketch Wednesday, captioning it “good luck ‘lil gal” and noting “the city is rooting for you!”
But interest from fans soon had him hatch a plan to benefit the program of the Ottawa Field-Naturalists’ Club aimed at saving birds from dangers including window collisions through research, pr